Yadollah Mohebbi

Yadollah "Shiravan" Mohebbi (Persian: یدالله محبی; born 9 December 1993)[1] is an Iranian freestyle wrestler. He is a three-time gold medalist at the Asian Wrestling Championships in the men's 125 kg event, in 2017, 2019 and 2022.[2][3]

Yadollah Mohebbi
Personal information
Born (1993-12-09) 9 December 1993
Kermanshah, Iran
Sport
CountryIran
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class125 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Iran
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 New Delhi 125 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Xi'an 125 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Ulaanbaatar 125 kg
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ashgabat 125 kg
Military World Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Wuhan 125 kg

Career

He won the gold medal in the men's 125 kg at the 2017 Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India.[2][4] He competed in the men's 125 kg event at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships held in Paris, France.[5] He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[1]

In 2019, he competed in the men's 125 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan without winning a medal.[6] He won his first match against Dorjkhandyn Khüderbulga of Mongolia and also his next match against Nick Gwiazdowski of the United States but he was then eliminated from the competition by Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi of Ukraine.[6] Later that year, he represented Iran at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China and he won the silver medal in the men's 125 kg event.[7] In the final, he lost against Taha Akgül of Turkey.[7]

He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[8][9]

Personal life

He is a nephew of accomplished wrestlers Mohammad Hassan and Mohammad Hossein Mohebbi.

Achievements
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2017 Asian Championships New Delhi, India 1st Freestyle 125 kg
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 3rd Freestyle 125 kg
2019 Asian Championships Xi'an, China 1st Freestyle 125 kg
Military World Games Wuhan, China 2nd Freestyle 125 kg
2022 Asian Championships Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 1st Freestyle 125 kg

References
  1. "Wrestling Results book" (PDF). 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  2. "2017 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2018.
  3. "2019 Asian Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2020.
  4. Etchells, Daniel (14 May 2017). "Ehsanpoor claims elusive title to lead Iranian gold rush on final day of Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  5. "2017 World Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  6. "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. "Results" (PDF). 2019 Military World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-11-12. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  8. Brennan, Eliott (24 April 2022). "Iran secures another three golds on final day of Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  9. "2022 Asian Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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